NGC 1659

NGC 1659 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 1659
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Eridanus
Surface brightness:22.4 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):12.5
B-magnitude (blue):13.2
J-magnitude (IR):10.8
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.1
Right Ascension:04:46:29.95
Declination:-04:47:19.60
Major axis:1.5 '
Minor axis:0.94 '
Angle (major axis):51°
Radial velocity:4532 km/s
Redshift:0.015234

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula